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Court fines Alfred McAlpine £250k for roadworks death
Contractor fined over death of a motorcyclist who hit temporary concrete crash barriers
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Taylor Wimpey fined £25k after apprentice site death
Firm pleads guilty to health and safety breach after teenage bricklayer fatally crushed on housing scheme
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Construction firms in league table of slow payers
Carillion among the named and shamed in list of UK plcs that have payment delays
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Adult minimum wage to increase to £5.73
Government announces minimum wage rise for adults, 18-21 year olds and 16-17 year olds
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Bovis Lend Lease fined for safety breaches in New York
Contractor accused of 19 safety failures after fire at Deutsche Bank site at Ground Zero
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Wembley judge accuses both sides of wasting money
Mr Justice Jackson criticises Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge for prolonging the trial
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Alfred McAlpine in legal row over Scottish wind farm
Wind farm owner takes Alfred McAlpine Business Services to court over milestone payments, after losing £2.8m arbitration award
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Mears cleared of massaging performance figures
Allegations made by BBC Radio Five Live centred on Mears' repair service for a Hackney and Islington housing association
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Government orders review of £2.3bn prisons scheme
EC Harris drafted in to assess ability to procure 16,000 prison places in eight years
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Wembley roofing firm calls in administrator
Roofing contractor Weatherwise UK has gone into administration because of cash flow problems, partly triggered by its work on Wembley stadium.
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Council serves CPO to start work on Colindale estate
First compulsory purchase order under 2004 planning legislation is served by Barnet Council
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JCT pushes for more sustainable guidance in contracts
New industry consultation setup to comment on a stronger eco-stance and guidance in building contracts
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UCATT launches campaign to reverse asbestos ruling
Union to issue 100,000 postcards calling on Jack Straw to reverse decision to end compensation for pleural plaque victims
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Judge imposes vibration limits on Pinnacle site
Developer of London's Pinnacle tower forced to keep demolition work within set limits
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Balfour Beatty repays PFI maintenance fees to client
Guidance change may mean contractors have to stop charging fees for all but major installations
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OGC starts payment charter review
The Office of Government Commerce has asked Rider Levett Bucknall to review payment practices so it can monitor the impact of its Fair Payment Charter.
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Council prosecutes developer over holes in Putney Bridge
Property developer to be prosecuted over large holes drilled in Grade II-listed bridge in London
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Partnering contracts embrace project bank accounts
NEC and PPC2000 contracts will offer clients the option of using project bank accounts from the spring
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TCC judge given High Court status
Judge Peter Coulson now becomes Mr Justice Coulson after being officially sworn in at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday
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Mott director sues for unfair dismissal
A former director of Mott MacDonald is taking the company to court for unfair dismissal and disability, age and sex discrimination.